The Rise of Maximum Ride
by flyingconverselol
Summary: The death of Maximum Ride was the ultimate blow to the fall of society to the White Coats. She risked her life in order to allow the other members of her Flock to flee. Now, they live in hiding, trying to get away from the vicious and controlling rule of NEWORLD, the new type of government loosely based on the original 99 percent plan.
1. Chapter 1

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**The Rise of Maximum Ride**

**Summary: The death of Maximum Ride was the ultimate blow to the fall of society to the White Coats. She risked her life in order to allow the other members of her Flock to flee. Now, they live in hiding, trying to get away from the vicious and controlling rule of NEWORLD, the new type of government loosely based on the original 99 percent plan.**

1

~~~Fang~~~

I hate living in hiding. I know Max would look down on me if she knew. But what can I do? I'm stuck by myself with little Mira, unable to take down NEWORLD like Max would want me to.

It's been five years since she died. Five years of running and hiding and barely coming by. NEWORLD can't track down all of its people. They need the people as labor force. All of the people...they have a chip attached to them. The normal people, I mean. The ones that can't do anything. They're living robots, examples of how much the death of Max took on us. She would never have allowed this.

I'm ashamed of myself.

I don't know how, but the day Maximum died, she created a whole shield to protect the city, the people, us from the bombings and the gas and all of that terrible stuff. Well. She died doing that. It was too much. Partly, I think she just wanted the Flock to escape.

I never got to say good-bye.

Why don't the scientists just destroy all of these 'useless humans'? Well, now they're all under control and don't need to be eliminated.

"Fang, stop thinking. When you don't talk, it seriously scares me,"Mira says, munching on her cereal.

"Huh?"I ask, my voice hoarse.  
She rolls her eyes. She acts just like Angel did when Angel was seven, just a little less 'I'm-a-mind-reader' and stuff. I found Mira by herself as a small three-year old child wrapped in rags. I took her in and cared for her.

"Fang, I worry for your health. And mine. How do I survive around you? With no other people to talk to?"she asks, throwing her hands up in the air.

I groan. "No.

She looks at me, truly concerned. "Fang...you won't, uh, go out again, right?"

I sit up rigid, watching her. I feel terrible for Mira. There's this bar place at the edges of the district that was once part of the state of Colorado. Mira and I live in a small cabin close to the old E-house.

Once, I went flying, and I saw the old shack. There at the bar,people were paid to fight each other.

I'm especially ashamed of myself for this. Mira was the one who had dragged a drunken me holding three sacks of money back home.

Drinking...it helped me drown in my sorrows of losing Max. I couldn't help myself at times. The drinks take away the pain. Sometimes it's too unbeareable for me.  
*flashback*

The door slams open and a stream of light blinds me momentarily. I stagger, my arms flexing as I face my next opponent. The crowd is screaming, and I'm drunk as ever.  
"FANG!"a voice screams. I turn my head. I see a pair of glowing silver eyes that are very, very mad. Mira's silver eyes are flashing as she hauls me up and holds me by the collar of my shirt. She drags me out, her brown hair flying behind her.

"How could you, Fang? Max would never want you to be this irresponsible. You are a freaking DISGRACE to her name! She saved your life, and this is how you spend it!?"Mira screamed, crying and dragging me.

Max...I'm so sorry...  
And Mira punches me in the face. I black out.  
*end*

I shake my head quickly. "No. I can't do that. I've done that twice, and it won't happen again,"I reply.  
Mira nods, still not completely sure. She's only eleven, for gods' sake!  
"I'm really sorry, Mira. I swear on Max's name it won't happen."  
Mira smirks at me, arms crossed. "Uh-huh. Better not. You're such a suckish dad, you know?"she says.  
I bow my head. "Mira, I'm really sorry. It's just...Max was my whole life. The Flock was. And then all of them slowly left. I would be hopelessly lost if it weren't for you. I'm sorry such a big burden is on you,"I say.  
Mira's eyes light up. "Let's go visit them! Can we see all of them? Who first!"she says, smiling.  
I sigh, rubbing a hand through my hair. "Sure, Mira. But they live far away."  
Mira cheers.

"Yes! Who first! How about Nudge? She seems super nice!"Mira says, grinning. I smile fondly. "Yeah, Nudge is like my little sister. She'll do."I reply.

Mira screams and hugs me. She skips out of the room, doing a happy dance.

"I'M SO HAPPPPYYYY I COULD SCCCREEEEAAAMMMMMM!"

I grin. For once, I might have done something right.

Max had always said I would be a great dad. Sometimes, I actually believe her. Raising an eleven year old girl at the age of twenty-three is pretty frustrating.

"Hey, Mira, go pack your things!"I yell from my spot at the kitchen table.

"OK!"she calls back.

I sigh, leaning back into my chair. Maybe if I brought the Flock back together, then I would be able to take down NEWORLD. Then Max would be proud of me.

For now, it's a dream I just can't quite reach yet.

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	2. Chapter 2

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~~~Angel~~~

"QUIET DOWN! Reedy, get down, now,"I yell, pointing at the seven year girl. Gosh, was I this annoying at seven? If I was, Max, I definitely understand your grumpiness now.  
"That means you, too, Marcus,"I say. Andrew, my boyfriend and 'second in command' walks up next to me, chuckling.

I sigh, smiling as Marcus and Reedy try to fight my mental powers. They're completely under my control now.  
Andrew tickles them. They giggle, begging for him to stop. Andrew kisses both seven year old's foreheads before collapsing onto the sofa.

"I can't sleep in for one day, can I?"asks a sleepy Roran. He's tall and lanky, built somewhat like a track runner. At fourteen, he's sort of moody at times. Oh, and he has a GIGANTIC diet, and he always sleeps the entire morning, waking up due to the delicious smell of lunch. When he isn't eating or sleeping, he likes picking fights with Andrew or me. The first time we met, he had challenged me to become leader. I agreed, kicking his butt in a matter of seconds. At that time, he only had strength and not an ounce of strategic fighting on him. I train all of the members in my group every other day.

"You need to get up and exercise more,"I say seriously, jerking my hand to the outside. Roran groans, nodding. He slowly opens his droopy blue eyes and yawns.

"Yes, ma'am,"he says. I tap my foot. "Roran, if I was like Max, I would make you wake up at four in the morning everyday to run laps just it you sleep in till noon for ONE day. Now, I don't do that since I'm so kind, but your actions are really suggesting me do so. What do you say, Roran?"I demand.  
The teen snorts. "Nice leader you got there,"he says, waving the matter off. A fire rises up in me. Did he just brush off MAXIMUM RIDE?

"Roran. Are you really going to use sarcasm to describe the person WHO GAVE HER LIFE FOR ME? IF IT WASN'T FOR HER, EVERYONE WOULD'VE DIED!"I say, glaring. Roran nods swiftly, backtracking and trying not to meet my gaze. "Yes, Angel. I understand. I'm very sorry."

I roll my eyes. "Yes, OK, Roran,"I say, dismissing him. He bounds into the kitchen, hungry. "I'm ravished,"Andrew says.

He's a head taller than me with white blond hair and sparkling green eyes. He's muscular and handsome, too. I just adore him. Now I understand why Max had so much trouble leading the Flock when she was in love with Fang.

Genevieve Reed, or 'Reedy' as everyone calls her, is tall for her age like all bird kids. She has super curly light brown hair that she leaves in African hair braids. Reedy has ever-changing eyes like her partner in crime, Marcus.

Marcus has shaggy black hair and eyes that change different shades of purple.

I love all of them, including Roran, but it's hard work taking care of them. I found them outside a lab in Itex. I took them in and cared for them as soon as I found out they were trying to escape the white coats.

"Reedy, help me with the breakfast?"I plead. "Sure,"she replies with shining violet eyes. She walks into the kitchen after me and pours cereal and orange juice for everyone. Roran pulls out toast and jam, making slices for everyone. Marcus cuts frozen fruit and places them in small bowls, making smiley faces. Andrew creates misshapen pancakes. I make eggs, scrambled like Marcus likes them since he chose what breakfast is. Everyday, we have specific meal duties, and we take turns choosing what we want to eat.  
"I hate pancake duty,"he complains, flipping a slightly burnt one with a spatula.

"So does everyone else we you make pancakes,"Reedy says, giggling. Everyone laughs besides Andrew, who glares at us.  
"Ugh, ungrateful brats,"he murmurs. I laugh.  
"Can we ate spaghetti and garlic bread for dinner?"Marcus asks.

I sigh. "Yes. But this time, no food fights with spaghetti. It stays on your plate, not your head,"I reply, remembering the last time we ate spaghetti on Roran's birthday.  
Marcus nods eagerly.

As I continue to make eggs, I hear the laughter and commotion behind me. Roran makes goofy faces at Reedy and Marcus, while Andrew is trying to balance a spoon on his nose. All of them are enjoying themselves. A tear trickles down my cheek as I remember how this scene was just like back at the E house with the Flock.

***flashback***  
_"Max! Gazzy and Iggy are at it again!"Nudge complains, waving a hand through the air. _  
_"Gaz, that's gross,"Nudge coughs. Max laughs. "Oh, guys, stop it!"_  
_I giggle, patting my brother's back. _  
_Fang walks into the kitchen, disturbed. He shakes his head, smiling slightly. "Oh, wow,"he murmurs. _

_Iggy launches eggs at Nudge, which infuriates her. She grins wickedly before firing butter at him. He tries to dodge the attacking onslaught, but Nudge is too experienced at throwing. "Gross, Nudge,"he says as she throws it expertly into his hair. She falls to the floor laughing, clutching her sides. Iggy throws grapes at Nudge, but she nimbly moves out of the way. The grapes hit Gazzy in the face. Gazzy thinks Fang threw the grapes, so he starts firing at Fang. Soon, a food fight commences in the kitchen._

_"STOP! EVERYONE, PUT DOWN ALL FOOD WEAPONS!"Max shouts, flicking cereal and chocolate milk out of her hair. She takes a deep breath. "Everyone, take a shower. AND BRUSH YOUR TEETH, GAZZY!"she says._

_"AYE!"Nudge cries, agreeing. Gazzy makes a face and sticks his tongue out at both of them._

_As soon as we finish showering, we meet back in the kitchen._

_Max announces, "Let's pick strawberries! And I promise I won't cook."  
I cheer while Gazzy and Iggy snicker._

_"Max, you finally have some common sense,"Iggy says._

_Max glares at him. "Igs, what did you say?"she asks menacingly, hands on hips._

_I laugh behind my palm. "Uh, nothing, Max,"he says quickly in fear of his death by the hands of Maximum Ride. She nods, smiling sweetly. "Good, Iggy,"she says._

__***end***

"Hey, Angel? Angel! The eggs..."Roran calls.

"Oh!"I mentally scold myself for my stupidity as I blow out the flames. My Flock studies me. "Angel, are you OK?"

The tears continue to fall. They taste salty and bitter, a taste I know very well. Ever since Max's death, I usually cry myself to sleep.

"Oh, it's just...Max. I want to see the others, you know. But seeing them sometimes makes it more painful. Their faces hold all the memories I don't want to remember,"I whisper.

Reedy smiles sympathetically and hugs me. "It's OK, Angie! You have us,"she reassures.

I nod through my tears and hug her. "Yes, I know,"I say.

For a young girl, Reedy really can be quite understanding. Marcus wears a mischievous grin as I look over at him. "So...in honor of the great Maximum Ride...I call a pillow fight!"he roars before charging at me and battering me with a pillow.

"FOR NARNIA!"Roran jokes, chucking a pillow at me.

"BOO-HOO! I AM THE EVIL WHITE WITCH AND I WILL DESTROY ALL OF YOU BRATS!"I cry, giggling.

"Lion, begone!"Reedy pipes up, pointing at Andrew.

"Never!"Andrew replies, tackling Reedy and me. He throws Reedy onto the couch and pins me down, attacking my stomach.

I laugh. "Andrew...I hate you..."

Reedy cries, making a fortress of pillows on the couch. "MISTRESS WHITE WITCH, I SHALL PROTECT THE FORTRESS!"

Roran and Marcus launch pillows at her. She collapses under her fortress, dramatically acting out being dead.

Andrew kisses my forehead, his green eyes glittering. "Love ya, Ange,"he mutters.

"Love you, too, Andrew."

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	3. Chapter 3

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~~~Nudge~~~

I'm always the optimistic one. I view everything with a happy expression, taking a half-full cup, believing it's better than an empty one. I love fashion designs. With my outrageous and trendy style(in my opinion), I make everything a tad more interesting.

"Wake up, Nudge,"a male voice says, trying to wake up the sleeping zombie.

"Go away...five more minutes, Jay,"I reply sleepily. Suddenly, I'm hoisted up onto strong, broad shoulders. "Jay..."I murmur. I hear a small giggle as small hands attack my stomach. "Bel!"I groan in indignation. Cybele laughs. I groggily open my eyes seeing the fuzzy red hair of the fourteen year old girl. Her amber eyes shine with happiness. "Nudge..."the young girl says, grinning. Jay plants kisses across my neck, my skin buzzing where he touches me. It tickles, too.

I snap my wings out and fly out of the house into the air. We live in Arizona, close to Dr. Martinez and Total's house. Ella was drowned by a white coat when she resisted their rule. Dr. M and Total can not be cracked by the white coats, so they leave them alone as long as they don't cause trouble. We haven't been discovered by white coats, thankfully. Every now and then, we pretend to be the dummies the white coats rule over just to grab supplies in the city.

Bell shoots up into the air, twirling around. She squints in the distance, looking at something in the distance. Her eyes widen. She has super sharp senses, just like Dylan.

"Whoa..."she breathes. "Huh?"I ask. Bell tugged on my sleeve. "Nudge, look! Two winged people!"she says. I look in the direction she's pointing, only to see faint shadowy figures. "Really?"I ask. She nods. "Look! They're coming towards us."

Jay, Cybele, and I hover over our house, watching fast-approaching winged birdkids.

As they come into clear view, they wave. "Hey! OMG, it's Fang!"I say, grinning excitedly. He waves at me, giving me a small smile. I hug him. He grew a lot older, with longer hair, and more muscles.

"Hi, Nudge! Remember me? I'm Alex!"the small girl besides Fang chirps up. Her wings are exactly like Max's used to be, but her hair and eyes are silver. I beam at her, hugging her, too. "Hi, Alex! Anyway, this is Jay and Cybele. We call her Bell, though. Do you remember them?"I introduce my friends.

Fang and Jay shake hands and talk, being manly and everything. Bell's face looks slightly disdained as she studies Alex. "Oh. Hi. Why are you guys here, anyway?"she asks in a steely tone. I glance at Bell. "Bell! What's with the tone of voice? Whatever the reason here, we never treat guests like that,"I tell her.

Bell brings me to her, clutching my clothing. "She stole all of my bacon last time we came!"she hisses, shooting daggers at Alex.

I giggle, realizing how trivial this problem is. Bell glares at me. "It's not funny!"she says. I turn to Alex, who looks confused. "I think you need to apologize to Bell. You stole all of her bacon last time you came,"I tell her. Alex's eyes widen and she looks sheepish. "Oh, I'm sorry, Bell. I promise to get you bacon,"she says. Bell meets her gaze, but averts it and huffs. "Whatever. I had to deal with three months without bacon. Three months!"Bell says.

Alex shrugs. "I'm sorry. But, you know, I had to deal with no bacon for six months one time,"she says, giving Fang a look. Fang rolls his eyes, chuckling. Jay and him join our small group.

Bell looks at Alex with a look of admiration. "Wow. How did you do it? You must teach me how to keep my addiction down,"Bell says in a revering tone.

I roll my eyes. "Bell, I don't know WHY bacon is so serious in your world,"I say. Alex and Bell turn to me at the same time, saying, "It is!"

Jay, Fang, and I laugh. "Whoa, scary,"Jay says. "They're sisters for life already,"I add. Fang nods.  
"Anyway,"I turn to Fang,"why are you here? Not to be rude, I mean."

"FANG HAS A DRINKING PROBLEM!"Alex blurts out. She blushes. I glare at Fang while Jay gives him a sympathetic look. "Man, that's not good. Nudge is very serious about drinking,"he says. Fang's eyes widen slightly. "You are?"he asks.

He clears his throat. "Um. What Alex MEANS to say...we just wanted to hang out with normal people for once. Iggy and Gazzy are a little too crazy. Angel will freak if she found out that I drink...and you...I thought you would take it OK. I mean, I only drink a little bit,"he says.

I glare. "You had better not be drinking. I don't need a drunk guy in my house,"I huff. Bell yawns. "I'm going inside to eat breakfast. Who's coming?"

Everyone follows Bell into the kitchen. "Mm..cereal,"Alex mutters dryly. Bell glares. "Alright, I'll cook my bacon...but only for me and Alex, m'kay?"she says. Alex cheers. "Thank you, Bell, thank you thank you thank you!"she says, hugging her waist. Bell rolls her eyes. "Ya, ya, whatever, kiddie."she replies, pulling out a pan and her bacon.

Jay turns on the TV. "Whoa, Nudge, guys, check it out,"he says, pointing at the TV. "How...?"Fang breathes, staring at the TV. Everyone's eyes are trained on the TV. I pull my head out of the pantry and look at what happened.

The new reporter says in a chirpy voice, "At a facility in New Mexico, the facility explodes for unknown bodies have been found, so all is well. Do not worry, citizens. It was most likely a lame trick by a bad citizen who has lost their controlling chip."

The news camera trains on the smoldering building. It is in flames and smoke, but one word is very clear and painted in brilliant blue with a pair of intricate white wings.

**RISE OF MAXIMUM RIDE**


	4. Chapter 4

**Sorry for not updating!**

~~~Iggy~~~

"IGGY! THAYER!"my girlfriend, Tiana, shrieks in terror. Thayer and I throw down our battered old video game consoles and rush to the kitchen. The stench of smoke fills my nostrils, and I cough, waving the air in front of me. Tiana screams again. Thayer, Tiana's brother, laughs, snickering. Tiana glares, smacking his head with a spatula. "Stop laughing and help me!"she says in a panicked tone. I sigh, gently pushing her to the side before turning the stove off. I take the pan with burnt sausages off of the stove and throw them into the trash can.

"T, don't cook,"I say, looking in Tiana's general direction. She's silent, so I suppose she's scowling like she usual is. "Whatever, Iggy,"she says, sighing in defeat before marching into the living room to watch her dramatic reality shows. Whenever this happened, Thayer and I always heard her gasping or sobbing. 'Oh my gosh! Jimmy Billy Bob is dead! Oh, poor Susanne...'

I pour some cereal out for all of us. Thayer is sixteen and has the same dark blue eyes as Tiana. I know because Tiana described themselves to me. He has curly chestnut hair. Tiana's hair falls down her hair in bronze waves. I'm sort of obsessed with feeling her hair. They're both bird kids I found, fending for themselves and almost dying of thirst. Tiana has dark brown, satin-feeling wings, and Thayer's wings are light, like a golden color.

I remember when Max burned cereal...at least Tiana isn't as bad of a cook as Max. Max definitely proved that. I sigh, flopping down on the sofa Thayer and I savaged from a junk yard. Thayer and Tiana bicker over the remote. All of us are very devoted to our entertainment system.

"Okay, I seriously love you guys, but can you quiet down while I seek enlightenment?"I joke. I can hear the heavy and swift fall of Tiana's waist-length hair. "Yeah?"she asks in a light and teasing tone.

Thayer snorts. "Hm. Iggy, when will you quit your Buddha shit?"

**(A/N: didn't mean to offend anyone!)**

I chuckle, patting Thayer on the back and saying, "My young Jedi, may the force be with you,"I say. Tiana giggles and kisses my cheek, standing on her tiptoes. Thayer wrinkles his nose. "Aw, man! Don't do this in front of me, guys!"he complains.

Tiana sticks her tongue out at her brother in a VERY mature way before skipping down outside to read under the big tree in our 'yard', grabbing a book to read. Thayer sighs. "I wish I had a girlfriend. Maybe even just a guy friend!"Thayer says. I nod. "Sometimes I wished that, too. I wished there was a community like us,"I agree. Thayer turns away, lips in a tight smile. "Yeah, but, those stupid scientists just have to make our lives shit."

I chuckle, slapping him on the back. "Yeah, I see. Don't worry, I feel you, man,"I say, "I've lived with running around and hiding for years with Max,"I say. I wince, the sound of her laugh bouncing around in my skull. I miss her so much. She cared for me and all that shit, but I never got to thank her. She sacrificed herself for us...me.

I know I should be grateful...but sometimes I wish that Max wasn't so selfless.

"Yeah, she was...uh, probably awesome,"Thayer says. I nod, slumping into the couch. "Yeah, she was. She was the best ever,"I reply, smiling sadly. I miss Max...way too much..."I say.

"Shit!"Tiana says, barging into the living room, breathing nervously. "They're here. The government official crazies are here,"she says. Thayer curses. "We've got to go. Iggy, what do we do?"Thayer asks. I take a deep breath. "Guys, we're going on a road trip. Pack up as fast as you can. Tiana, where are they now?"I ask, locking the doors. "I was flying for a little bit and I saw them coming! They're still on the road, though."Tiana says worriedly as she rushes into her room, grabbing her things. I go into my room and jam things into my blue backpack. I also pack canned food, water, and dried bread. Tiana has super eyesight.. If she saw them coming, they were coming.

We meet back in the living room and climb out one of the windows in the back of the house. From there, we fly.

I'm nervous as all of take flight. Tiana holds onto my arm, guiding me through the air. The wind rustles through my hair and I remember just how much I love flying.

"Where are we going?"Thayer asks. I sigh, thinking. I crack a grin. "We're visiting Gazzy,"I say, "we should warn him, too." Tiana replies, "How do you know that the white coats haven't already gotten to him?" I shrug, considering this. "Where do you guys want to go, then?"I ask. Tiana says, "What about Dr. M's house? Arizona's a lot farther from the government headquarters, and I would love to see her again...after Ella's funeral."

My heart thumps when I hear Ella's name. Even if I have Tiana already, I know that I'll always miss Ella. Tiana knows this, too, and she's always trying to help me let go. But there's always a part of my heart that is still in love with her, even after her death. There's a part of me that is forever and always Ella's. I used to-still do- love Ella, and it's hard for me to forget about her. In ways, Tiana is sort of...the replacement for Ella. They're both sort of alike. Beautiful, funny, innocent. I don't have to see to know that Tiana's the most beautiful girl in the world.

It's not fair to Tiana, but I can't help it. I just love both of them.

"Yeah, OK. Let's visit Dr. M,"I say. Thayer agrees.

Tiana met Ella once before her death. She immediately loved her, but Tiana was mad that I was still infatuated with Ella. Ella dumped me, telling me it just didn't feel right to stay together. Ella loved me more as a brother like Max did. She also found someone else she wanted to be with. After that, I met Tiana. Tiana and Ella got along well, but Tiana was always slightly jealous of Ella. She understood why I still loved Ella, but no one likes being there and forgotten, invisible to the one you loved.

We fly in silence, following my amazing sense of direction. Then Tiana speaks.

"You still love Ella, but she's gone. I'm sorry Iggy,"Tiana says softly, sighing. I wince. I hear Thayer slowly veer away from us, giving us more space. "I know it's not fair to you, Tiana, but I can't help it,"I say. "I am really sorry."

Tiana waves a hand in front of my face. "It's OK, Iggy...sometimes it just hurts me,"she explains. I nod and kiss her. "I really do love you. Just give me time to forget her,"I say. Tiana nods.

I sigh. One day I will forget Ella Martinez.

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	5. Chapter 5

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**I'M SO SORRY! SO, you know my other story? Maximum Ride: Being the New Girl? I will finish that story by the end of this month...then I will start to continue to update my other stories again!**

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